3 charged in shooting death of Elyria man

ELYRIA, Ohio — Two teenagers and an 18-year-old man are charged in connection with the alleged shooting death of a 19-year-old man on Tuesday night.

A news release from Elyria police states Kajaun Anderson and the teens face an aggravated murder charge in the killing of Cody Snyder.

Anderson is being held in Lorain County Jail on no bond until his court appearance Thursday. The teens, who are 16 and 17, are being held in the Lorain County Juvenile Detention Home.

The alleged shooting reportedly occurred just after 8:30 p.m. on Clinton Avenue near Lake Avenue where police received reports of shots fired. Police would not say where Snyder was shot.

Elyria police Capt. Christopher Costantino said one of the assailants was an acquaintance of Snyder, but he would not elaborate about the nature of their relationship.

Elyria police said a resident reportedly told them that a man ran through a backyard as the shots were fired, but officers did not find anyone involved in the shooting. Investigators did find evidence of a shooting.

Police said a police officer walking to the University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center emergency room later noticed a car pull up to the emergency room doors.

A man sitting inside the car reportedly yelled for help and said a man was shot. The officer then ran to the car and found the man unresponsive and covered in blood in the passenger seat, according to the release.

The release says emergency room staff placed the man on a gurney, took him inside the emergency room and attempted to revive him but he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The release says the Lorain County Coroner’s Office will release the cause of death once the autopsy is done.